Type-writer drop-cabinet



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L. S. HAYES.

TYPE WRITER D1101 CABINET. No. 536,347. Patented Mar. 26, 1895.

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L.S.HAYES. TYPE WRITER DROP CABINET.

110.5363. Patented Mar. 26, 1895.

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LEWIS S. HAYES, OF CORTLAND, NEW YORK.

TYPE-WRITER DROP-CABINET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 536,347, dated March26, 1 895.

Application filed June 9, 1894. Serial No. 514,042. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEWIS S. HAYES, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cortland, in the county of Cortland and State of -New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Type- Writer Drop-Cabinets; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to certain improvements in type-writer cabinets,of that class known as drop cabinets and it has for its objects, first,to provide a cabinet, which shall be simple and comparativelyinexpensive of construct-ion, so as to occupy but little space and whichshall be quickly and easily operated to bring the type-writing machineinconvenient position to be manipulated by the operator; second, to soconstruct said cabinet that the machine will be properly incased, whennot required for use, to keep it free from dust and mold, and, at thesame time to maintain the machine in such position that the carriagethereof will not have to be fastened down but will rest in its normalposition, and, third, to so arrange the cover or lid that it may beutilized as a support for the work, as will be hereinafter more fullydescribed.

The above mentioned objects are attained by the mechanism illustrated inthe accompa nying drawings, in which- Figure 1 represents a perspectiveview of my improved cabinet in closed position; Fig. 2, a similar viewin operative position; Fig. 3, a transverse vertical section, showingthe parts in closed position; Figs. 4, 5, 6, and 7, similar viewsshowing the various positions assumed by the operating parts during theact of raising the machine-supporting lever; Fig. 8, a side elevation,showing the cover or lid in position at one side, to support the work;Fig. 9, a similar view showing a divided cover or lid one part arrangedat one side and the other part arranged at the opposite side, to supportthe work; Fig. 10, a transverse vertical section, showing a modifiedform of pivoting or hinging the movable back-section, and

Fig. 11, a detail view of a section of the side and movable back at thepivotal point.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1,

indicates the side pieces of the cabinet, which are preferablyconstructed of vertical boards, grooved near their inner front edges,vertically, for the reception of the respective ends of the front panel2, and horizontally near their lower edges for the reception of therespective ends of the bottom 3, which are tenoned transversely to saidgrooves in the side pieces. The lower ends of said side pieces aretenoned, longitudinally, and the leg or supporting sections 4, aregrooved or recessed longitudinally to receive the tenoned ends of saidside pieces. The said leg sections are preferably provided with castors5 in order that the cabinet may be readily moved from place to place.

The numeral 6 indicates the lower portion or section of the back of thecabinet, which back is preferably formed in two sections, the lowersection of which is permanently or rigidly set in grooves made in theside pieces, near the rear edges thereof.

The numeral 7 indicates the lid or cover of the cabinet, which ispreferably formed of wood and hinged to the upper edge of one of theside pieces. Said lid or cover is provided at its free end. with a hasp,8, which engages asuitable lock, 9, on the opposite side piece so thatthe parts may be securely fastened when the lid or cover is closed.

In assembling the rigidly constructed parts of the cabinet, the sidepieces, with their legs or supports, are brought into proper position,and the tenoned ends of the bottom are inserted and fastened in thehorizontal grooves of the side pieces. The front panel is then inserted,at its ends, into the vertical groovesin the side pieces. This panel ispreferably constructed in two sections which are united midway by meansof a horizontal rail, 10, grooved at top and bottom to receive the sideedge of the respective sections as shown in the drawings. The rail is.of such length that its ends, will abut against the inner surfaces ofthe side pieces and form shoulders which serve to brace and stifien thefront and sides of the cabinet. The lower or rigid section of .the backis fitted, at its ends, in the rear grooves of the side pieces, and theends of the horizontal grooves in the side pieces, in which the ends ofthe bottom are fitted, are concealed by angle or corner plates 11,preferably of metal, which are secured by screws or otherwise.

To the rigid section of the back, is pivoted or hinged a movable section12, by means of pivots or hinges 13, and to said movable section ishinged a leaf 14, which forms the support for the type-writing machine,and to which the same is properly fastened so as to be firmly held whenin operative position or incased, as will be hereinafter more fullydescribed.

The numeral 15, indicates two fiat metallic bars or links each of whichis pivoted at one end, to the inside of the side .pieces, and at theother end to the side edges of the supporting-leaf, as shown in thedrawings. The lower and upper sections of the back are beveled at theiradjacent pivoted or hinged edges, so as to permit the upper section tohave free and full outward swing on its pivots.

The top edge of the panel front sets below the top edges of the sidepieces, a sufiicient distance to permit the supporting-leaf, whenelevated, to rest flush with the top edges of said side pieces, and thelid or cover is provided with a filling-strip, 16, the ends of which aretenoned to enter and fit the upper ends of the vertical grooves in theside pieces, and said strip serves to prevent any lateral play of thecover and to guide the hasp or keeper to the lock. Said lid or cover atits rear edge is provided with an angle-plate, 17, which sets against orengages the outside of the movable back-section and holds it in rigidvertical position, when the cabinet is closed.

The lid or cover may be supported, in position to hold the work, by abracket 18, which may be hinged or otherwise secured to the side pieceof the cabinet, as shown in Fig. 8, or said lid or cover may be made intwo sections, one section hinged to the top edge of one side piece andthe other section hinged to the top piece of the opposite side piece,and each provided with a bracket 19, so that when opened the bracketswill rest against the outside of the side pieces, and support thesections in a horizontal position to form extensions at each side of thecabinet, as shown in Fig. 9.

Referring particularly to Figs. 3, 4, 5,6 and 7, it will be observedthat when the cabinet is in closed position the rigid and movableback-sections are parallel and in a vertical position. See Fig. 3. Inelevating the supporting-leaf, the movable back-section first begins tomove on its pivots, rearwardly and downwardly and continues to do sountil the connecting-links assume a perfectly horizontal position, seeFig. 4, when it begins to move upwardly and inwardly and continues to somove until it and the supporting-leaf reach the positions shown in Figs.5 and 6, respectively, when both move forward and downward until thesupporting-leaf rests in horizontal position upon thc'top edge of thefront, which forms a support therefor, flush with the top edges of theside pieces as shown in Fig. 7.

In the modification shown in Fig. 10, the movable back-section insteadof being pivoted to the rigid back-section is provided at opposite sideswith angle-plates 20, which set forward of the inner plates of saidmovable backsection and are pivoted to the inner faces of the sidepieces of the cabinet. This construction gives the movable section, andthe supporting-leaf hinged thereto more room to play, which is necessaryin the use of some forms of type-writers to enable the machine to clearthe front panel of the cabinet, in opening and closing the same and toenable the supporting-leaf to be brought at the proper point of supportupon the top edge of the front and flush with the top edges of the edgesof the side pieces. It will be seen that by this latter construction thetype-writer supporting leaf may be projected farther forward, in orderto adapt the cabinet to such classes of type-writers as require greaterwidth of space on account of the height of the machine such as theRemington, for instance.

It is evident that various other modifications of my cabinet may be madewithout departing from the spirit of my invention so long as the movableback-section, and the movable leaf are employed. For instance themovable back-section may be in the form of an open frame as the movableleaf when in a vertical position will close the back of the cabinet, andthe frame may be formed with pintles at its sides to constitute thepivotal bearings of said frame.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a type-writer cabinet, the combination, with the side pieces,of amovable backsection pivoted at its lower edge within the cabinet andhaving hinged to its upper edge a machinesupporting leaf, and linkspivoted to the ends of said leaf and to the said side pieces, by meansof which the leaf may be guided in its movement to a horizontalposition, substantially as specified.

2. In a type-writer cabinet, the combination, with the side piecesthereof, of a back comprising a rigid section and a pivoted section, amachine-supporting leaf or shelf hinged to the upper edge of saidpivoted back-scetion, and connections between the ends of said leaf orshelf and the sides of the cabinet, whereby the leaf or shelf may beguided from a vertical to a horizontal position, substantially asspecified.

3. In a type-writer cabinet, the combina tion, with the side piecesthereof, of the rigid and movable back-sections, the leaf hinged to themovable back section, the links connecting the leaf to the side pieces,and the upper front panel, setting below the upper edges of the sidepieces, and forming a rest for the leaf, when in a horizontal position,substantially as specified.

4. In a type-writer cabinet, the combination, with the side piecesthereof, of the back composed of a rigid section and a pivoted section,a machine-supporting leaf/hinged to the upper edge of said pivotedback-section, and the links pivoted to the ends of said leaf and to theinner sides of the side-pieces, substantially as specified.

5. In a type-writer cabinet, the combination, with the side pieces andthe rigid and pivoted sections, comprising the back,0f amachine-supporting leaf hinged to the upper edge of the pivotedback-section, the links pivoted to the inside of the side pieces and tothe leaf, and a suitable cover, provided at its front edge with afilling strip or strips adapted to fit in the upper ends of thepanel-holding grooves of the side-pieces, and with an angleplate at itsrear edge, whereby the pivoted back-section is held in vertical positionwhen the cabinet is not in use, substantially as specified.

6. In a type-writer cabinet, the combination, with the side piecesthereof, of a swinging back-section, and machine-supporting leaf, thepivoted links, whereby said leaf is guided in its movements, of adivided cover, hinged atopposite sides of the cabinet and provided atits front edge with filling strips and at its rear edge with a holdingangle-plate, and with brackets adapted to abut against the outside ofthe side pieces, to support the parts of said cover in position to formside extensions when the cabinet is open, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

LEWIS s. HAYES.

Witnesses:

J. R. NOTTINGHAM, E. A; PAUL.

